Ringwald founded the Fulton Street Jazz Band, playing piano. He was a co-founder of the Sacramento Jazz Festival in 1974 as well as performing there. Blind since his teens, Ringwald played in other bands including Sugar Willie and the Cubes, The Great Pacific Jazz Band, and The BoonDockers. Ringwald often accompanied his daughter, Molly, as she sang. She wrote his obituary, featured in the Sacramento Bee.
#LittleKnownFact One of my earliest episodes was with my beloved friend @MollyRingwald On it she talks so much about her relationship with her brilliant father #BobRingwald an astonishing musician who passed away recently. Here is the episode. https://t.co/orbHMEFvXh
— Little Known Facts With Ilana Levine ( she/her) (@ilanalevine) August 8, 2021
News editor, Legacy.com. Named 2017's Obituary Writer of the Year by the Society of Professional Obituary Writers. Quoted by CNN, the New York Times, and Macleans.
